The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby Divisão de Honra (more commonly known as the Divisão de Honra) is Portugal's top level professional men's rugby union competition. The Divisão de Honra Championships are organised by the Federação Portuguesa de Rugby (
Portuguese Rugby Federation
The Portuguese Rugby Federation () is the governing body for rugby union in Portugal. It was founded in 1926 and became affiliated to the International Rugby Board in 1988.
History
The first game of rugby union in Portugal was played in 1903 b ...
) and currently consists of 12 teams. The last placed team in the competition is relegated at the end of the season to the
Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão is the second tier competition of the Portuguese domestic rugby championship and is organised by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The winner gets promoted to the Campeonato Português de Rugby and the ...
(Portugal's second level of men's rugby union) with one team from the second-tier competition promoting to the Divisão de Honra.
Format
The Divisão de Honra season takes place between September and March, with three teams being randomly drawn into four groups, playing each other home and away twice for a total of 6 matches per group (24 matches in total). Points are awarded according to the following:
*4 points for a win
*2 points for a draw
*1 bonus point is awarded to a team scoring 4
tries or more in a match
*1 bonus point is awarded to a team that loses a match by 7 points or fewer
The highest placed teams with the highest number of points within each group will meet each other in a round-robin play-off to determine the champions of the Divisão de Honra while to bottom placed teams in each group will play in a round-robin play-out to determine which team (that finishes last place) will be relegated in the respective season.
Promotion and relegation
The bottom team in the relegation play-out is relegated to the
Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão is the second tier competition of the Portuguese domestic rugby championship and is organised by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The winner gets promoted to the Campeonato Português de Rugby and the ...
, while the team that finishes 1st in the second tier of rugby union competitions in Portugal will replace the latter.
Current Teams
Stadia and locations
Champions
See also
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Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby I Divisão is the second tier competition of the Portuguese domestic rugby championship and is organised by the Portuguese Rugby Federation. The winner gets promoted to the Campeonato Português de Rugby and the ...
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Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão
The Campeonato Nacional de Rugby II Divisão is the third tier of the Campeonato Nacional de Rugby, Portuguese Rugby League. It consists in regional groups (3 groups in 2023-24: 1 in the north (7 clubs) and 2 in the south - South 1 (5 clubs) and S ...
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Taça de Portugal de Rugby
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Supertaça de Portugal de Rugby
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Copa Ibérica de Rugby
The Copa Ibérica de Rugby (''Iberian Rugby Cup'') is a rugby union knock-out competition played annually by clubs of the Spanish Rugby Federation and Portuguese Rugby Federation. It was played for the first time in 1965.
Between 1965 and 1971, i ...
/Taça Iberica de Rugby
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Rugby union in Portugal
Rugby union in Portugal is a very prevalent sport, though still a long distance from association football. The sport is essentially amateur in Portugal, with some professionalisation in its top flight league and the national rugby union team ...
References
External links
Portuguese Rugby Federation Official Website
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Rugby union leagues in Portugal
National rugby union premier leagues
Sports leagues established in 1958
1958 establishments in Portugal
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